Two vessels, the F/V Time Bandit captained by Johnathan Hillstrand and the F/V Cornelia Marie captained by Josh Harris and Casey McManus, secured the bid to be able to catch these elusive crabs. If you can't catch red king crab, the golden king crab can bring in a big payday - the only problem is they live four times deeper making trapping them exponentially harder. Sig must start from scratch - converting an old coast guard ship into a fishing vessel, learning where these crabs live in the Barents Sea and finding a reliable team of fishermen - all while trying to rush home to be there for the birth of his granddaughter in a few weeks. While most of them decided to seek new species to catch, Captain Sig Hansen from the F/V Northwestern took a giant risk to travel across the world to Norway in search of red king crab. When the Alaskan government announced that they were canceling the red king crab season, all of the captains had to go back to the drawing board to find a new way to be profitable. Are these captains up for the challenge? Or will they pack up and head home empty handed? DEADLIEST CATCH premieres on Tuesday, April 19 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery and will be available to stream the same day on discovery+. Facing financial ruin, each captain is forced to start over and search the Bering Sea for a new way to make a living. For the first time in 25 years, the Alaskan government shut down red king crab catching for the season. Over the past 17 seasons, audiences have watched the legendary DEADLIEST CATCH captains navigate treacherous seas, intense rivalries and even saw them fight to stay in business last year when the entire fishery almost shut down - but nothing could have prepared these captains for the loss of fishing the lucrative red king crab. Only The Strong Will Survive - The Captains Who Are Smart and Willing to Fight for Their LivelihoodsĭEADLIEST CATCH Kicks Off Its 18th Season With a 2-Hour Premiere Tuesday, April 19 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery Deadliest Catch Season 18 Release - April 19, 2022įOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS THE TENACIOUS "DEADLIEST CATCH" CAPTAINS MUST SEARCH THE SEAS FOR A NEW WAY TO EARN A LIVING WHEN RED KING CRAB FISHING IS SHUT DOWN FOR THE SEASON
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